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… peatlands, which hold much of the Earth’s carbon as well as material that can be converted to energy, are made up … Laboratory, and the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology sequenced sphagnum  genomes from plants selected by a team … and others that preferred the hollows. Those genome sequences showed not only that the sex of a sphagnum plant …

… candidate bioenergy feedstock crop. In 2018, the JGI had sequenced and assembled the genomes of two varieties of a … of Texas at Austin produced a high-quality reference sequence of the complex switchgrass genome. The reference … Phytozome. The combination of field data and genetic information has allowed the research team to associate climate …

… metabolites for multiple applications. The planet’s microbial diversity is immense, yet much of it remains … diseases, and produce antibiotics. Still, the team estimates that genomic information is only available for a … Group. Many of these bacterial and archaeal genome sequences have been generated using techniques that the JGI …

… School of Natural Sciences. “I’m deeply concerned about climate change and this is a remarkable opportunity to launch a … to an exceptional caliber of scientists.” For her project, “Microbial Community Structure and Methane Production in … Tringe’s research group focuses on the roles of microbial communities in wetland carbon cycling and the interactions …

… individual bacterial cells and amplifying their genetic material, thus bypassing the need to culture these microbes … that reveals in situ functional activities of specific microbial groups within complex communities.  The Microscale Applications group also carries …

… determine if these fungi act as friends or foes. The Impact Microbial communities comprised of fungi and bacteria can thrive in … from natural Arabidopsis populations around Europe. The JGI sequenced and annotated 41 fungal isolates from the …

… underwater volcanoes and hydrothermal vents — where lively microbial communities thrive, and even support entire ecosystems. Hear … Gilberto Flores, and Peter Girguis about sampling these communities, and understanding how they’ve adapted to this …